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Christmas mantel …

My Mantel has been done for a week or so and my greens are a little wilted now. I may still change it up but here it is for now!
I really wanted to stick with my old stand by of light and sparkle juxtaposed against the rustic birch and pine cones. Love that look.

I took pics with the lights on and off.

The weather has been rainy and it was very dark, not the best for taking pics, but my little point and shoot did ok. (Hoping for something a little better under the Christmas Tree this year! Fingers crossed)

I flanked the fireplace with these two little buckets. I had a vintage galvanized bucket but couldn’t find another one so I bought this little guy on the left at the dollar store. I was going to cover them both in burlap but used the burlap for the bottom of my tree.

It is a winter wonderland mess but I really like it.

This wreath was the only item I bought new for the mantel. It was $16.00, I had everything else. I just loved the sparkle, which doesn’t show well in the pics.

I bought these little battery operated lights that fit so nicely into my buckets. It looks really magical at night when they are lit up.

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I heart your mantel!! It is just beautiful and I love the buckets with the birch! I saw those little lights and debated whether to get them or not because I couldn't picture what they look like, I love them and might have to back and get some!! (love the big mercury balls too!)

Thank you all for the lovely comments, I so appreciate each one! I got the birch logs from my local floral nursery that sells xmas trees, wreaths etc. They are $10 to $20 each for an 8 ft piece. However, you can also cut down your own if you have a patch of land with some trees on it! lol. Please do not do what I was tempted to do and grab a saw, slink into somebody's forest and chop one down! (No I didn't/wouldn't, that's dishonest!) lol.Kim 🙂

Oh, so fun! I love the glass candlesticks. I collect them and envy your large ones. What a fun and cheery mantle! The lights make it all stand out. Great job! Hope you can join my giveaway from Cutting Edge Stencils going on now! alittleknickknack.blogspot.com

So pretty! Thanks for stopping by my blog and I am so glad I stopped by yours. I really love those buckets flanking your fireplace. I am going to store that idea away for when there aren't anymore toddlers running around here!

I'm curious about the battery operated lights, too. I found some on Amazon. "Gerson 36852 20-Inch Battery Operated Brown Lighted Branch with Timer" Is this what we need to look for? I'm a loving the bucket look and working to put my own twist on it.

My comment is actually a repeat of the last two comments…..fell upon the pic of the buckets on pinterest and LOVE the lit branches. Never seen those before so I was also wondering where those came from. Beautiful setup!

Beautiful! I don't have a mantle, but your buckets really caught my eye! I have some of those lighted branches and some galvanized buckets. Great idea! I found you on Pinterest 🙂Have a lovely week!Deborah